Making Fake Palm Trees - Revisited! - Tiki Carving

MD Mr. Dale Member a garage somewhere in Arvada, Colorado Joined: Jan 26, 2004 Posts: 300	MD Mr. Dale Posted posted on Thu, Jan 26, 2006 11:28 AM Someone said that you could run a knife around a pvc pipe, cutting just lightly into it, heat up that part slightly and it will expand, creating a bamboo effect. Then paint, bend. etc. Someone ran water up their fake tree to the top of their waterfall and it made the look complete. I've started collecting 6"-8" diameter steel pipe, gonna cut in sections and make myself a colorado palm tree. We have a few up here. If ya want pictures I'll see what I can do. They are about 20' tall, steel palms and all. Arvada, Colorado......elevation 5340 ft. A long drop to sea level [ Edited by: Mr. Dale 2006-01-26 11:29 ]

Someone said that you could run a knife around a pvc pipe, cutting just lightly into it, heat up that part slightly and it will expand, creating a bamboo effect. Then paint, bend. etc.
Someone ran water up their fake tree to the top of their waterfall and it made the look complete.
I've started collecting 6"-8" diameter steel pipe, gonna cut in sections and make myself a colorado palm tree. We have a few up here. If ya want pictures I'll see what I can do. They are about 20' tall, steel palms and all.

Arvada, Colorado......elevation 5340 ft.
A long drop to sea level

[ Edited by: Mr. Dale 2006-01-26 11:29 ]

Post #210515 by Mr. Dale on Thu, Jan 26, 2006 11:28 AM